► Tyre choices and emergency repairs

[John Armstrong]

This have any ideas: http://www.bmwbikebits.co.uk/categories/category-430-Accessories.htm

 

[tr5esu]

This have any ideas: http://www.bmwbikebits.co.uk/categories/category-430-Accessories.htm

A couple of days ago I wrote them an email asking them if they had inner tubes for the F800GS and they replied back saying that they don't sell inner tubes

I had seen the inner tubes in their website so I was a bit confused by their reply.

Maybe the sales rep that got my email didn't know..

Cheers

 

[Timpo]

http://shop.wemoto.com/index.dyn?flag=21&find_part=tube&offset=60


www.wemoto.com

Have a good look around the site, they are very handy, cheap, and reliable with postage times...........

Timpo.

 

[everywherevirtually]

Tubeless on spoked

Chris Scott has converted his spoked wheels on his Yamaha XT660 Z Tenere to use tubeless tyres.

http://www.adventure-motorcycling.com/xtz/tubeless/index.htm

still very much in the testing phase but interesting nonetheless!

 

[sijohnston]

I noticed that when searching for some and noticed the S rated one was Tubeless. Can anyone recommend where I can order TKC-80's today online at a reasonable price?

Cheers

Jon

no, but i'm loving them!!! get them on asap Jon. they're such a versatile tyre and really are very good on the road. i wouldn't look near another tourance or battlewing after trying them.

 

[shag]

I noticed that when searching for some and noticed the S rated one was Tubeless. Can anyone recommend where I can order TKC-80's today online at a reasonable price?

Cheers

Jon

my front is 90/90 54 S and on the tyre wall it says it's tubetype

Have i ordered wrong??????

I paid £138 inc vat at local dealers..

 

[everywherevirtually]

You've more than likely ordered correctly and perhaps the site I looked at didn't have the tubed version or it was a typo on their website.

jon

 

[everywherevirtually]

Tyres - TKC-80's

Incidentally I bought my tyres from 'The Tyre Guys' on ebay.

Good guys. Quick to respond to questions, fast delivery and good prices.

Jon

 

[wonky]

What are they like in the snow

Shit

 

[nikp]

Tyre levers

That's the plan. I just want to get some Inner tubes and run the battlewings a little longer.

Jon

What tyre levers do you use?

I've seen some on ebay that adventure spec also sell but not sure which ones to get as its been a few years since skinning my knuckles changes motorcross tyres... and I'm planning on doing my own.

 

[everywherevirtually]

I got all mine from adventure spec. I have the super light ones that double up as a 24mm wrench. I also have one long traditional heavy one. There is a good video on YouTube on changing off road tyres. I'll post it on here when I get home

 

[BM_donator]

What tyre levers do you use?

I've seen some on ebay that adventure spec also sell but not sure which ones to get as its been a few years since skinning my knuckles changes motorcross tyres... and I'm planning on doing my own.

I got my Buzzetti tyre levers off ebay for about £13. If there's a a sturdier set around - I haven't seen 'em.
Not bloomin light though.

 

[everywherevirtually]

this is the vid

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[everywherevirtually]

and part 2 - puting it on

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getting that tyre off did look suspiciously easy. No standing on the tyre to break the bead...

Maybe it's because it's in a hot climate and the tyre was just used???

 

[everywherevirtually]

My tyre irons

In this picture from top to bottom; you've got the tool tube, a 24mm T-6 Ultra Lightweight Combo Tyre Lever, a 3/8" socket adapter that fits into the 24mm, T-6 Ultra Lightweight Combo Tyre Lever that is 12mm on one side and 13mm on the other. Good for rim locks if you've got em. Last but not least I've got a Buzzetti Professional tyre lever in case I have to get Brutal.

The big lever as you can see won't fit into the tool tube and feels about 3 times as heavy as the ultra lightweight ones but if you wrap it in plastic and cable tie it to your bike somewhere it's no biggy.

I've also got plastic rim protectors and a motion pro bead buddy on order which are niceties but not essential.

Jon

 

[everywherevirtually]

Is your intention to get new inner tubes just as a precaution in case of damage, or do you intend to fit new tubes as a matter of course? I'd have just used the existing ones, but there's always the risk they'd get pinched when I remove the existing tyres, mainly because that's the way my luck usually runs...

If there's a good reason to use new tubes, I'd like to know about it before I start on any tyre changing. Haven't changed a bike tyre myself for about 20 years.

I've been lucky enough not to get a puncture after 8500 miles. I recollect it was a question in the motorbike theory test. i.e. when should you change the inner tube. From memory I believe it was good practice to change them when you change the tyre. They're a few quid so I thought it was a sensible recommendation.

I also planned to get some tougher inner tubes. Of course I'm open to suggestions from those who are older, wiser or have had more experience with these matters... not necessarily in that order

 

[WoodWorks]

I also planned to get some tougher inner tubes. Of course I'm open to suggestions from those who are older, wiser or have had more experience with these matters... not necessarily in that order

Helge Pedersen (of Ten Years on Two Wheels fame) claims that one of the downsides of the tougher inner tubes is that they don't hold patches as well as the "standard" type. He stopped using them on his bikes, and didn't think the minor difference in puncture resistance was worth the hassle. I don't know if that still holds true. But it's something to consider.

David

 

[freeloader]

...I recollect it was a question in the motorbike theory test. i.e. when should you change the inner tube. From memory I believe it was good practice to change them when you change the tyre...

Ah well, I hadn't heard that - wasn't part of the bike test in 1971! I'd thought when I did get around to changing tyres, the tyres I'd be removing would only be part-way through their life, and assumed the same would apply to the tubes. Cheap precaution to take, though.

 

[BM_donator]

So who has ever removed a front wheel by the roadside... and more importantly... how did you do it?

I've seen pictures somewhere of using a rock jammed under the bashplate as a pivot and then pulling the bike over on its side until the front wheel is airborne.
Very third world and probably not so easy with a near 200kg bike

This is one of the main reasons I chose a centre stand - with a helper sitting on the luggage rack, the bike quickly settles onto the back wheel leaving the front in the air.

Alternatively, park under a tree/swing, throw a rope/bungee around the branch/bar and pull the front up by the handle bars. (In my garage, I have a convenient joist for which I use a ratchet strap as a hoist)

Last alternative, lay the bike on it's side

 

[everywherevirtually]

Alternatively, park under a tree/swing, throw a rope/bungee around the branch/bar and pull the front up by the handle bars. (In my garage, I have a convenient joist for which I use a ratchet strap as a hoist)

There is a big fat yellow gas main running through my underground car park... might not be a good idea hoisting it up on that.

Last alternative, lay the bike on it's side

I did try this and it's doable now the Adventure-spec crash bars have been added. place the tool tube under the bash plate and the front wheel, forks and handlebars are a good few inches clear of the ground. This was all research though. I didn't commit to anything